Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Lviv on Friday to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and 17 other foreign ministers to support the initiative to establish a Special International Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Reuters reported this with reference to a statement by the British Foreign Office.
“We stand for a just and lasting peace, for the security of Europe, for accountability and justice,” Lemieux said in an official statement before the meeting.
The planned tribunal will be established under the auspices of the Council of Europe, a key European institution for the protection of human rights and the rule of law established after the Second World War.
Lemieux’s visit to Ukraine symbolically coincided with events in Moscow: on the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping and a number of other allies at a military parade on Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
The contrast between the diplomatic support for Ukraine and the propaganda show in Moscow underscores the depth of the international split over the war. In Lviv, by contrast, there were calls for justice, reparations and accountability for the aggressor.
